U.S. Gives Iran Until March To Cooperate With IAEA

Source: Reuters

By Fredrik Dahl
VIENNA | Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:39pm EST

(Reuters) - The United States set a March deadline on Thursday for Iran to start cooperating in substance with a U.N. nuclear agency investigation, warning Tehran the issue may otherwise be referred to the U.N. Security Council.

The comments by U.S. diplomat Robert Wood to the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency signaled Washington's growing frustration at a lack of progress in the IAEA's inquiry into possible military dimensions to Tehran's nuclear program.

Iran - which was first reported to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program by the IAEA's 35-nation board in 2006 and then was hit by U.N. sanctions - rejects suspicions it is on a covert quest for atomic bomb capability.

But its refusal to curb nuclear work with both civilian and military applications, and its lack of openness with the IAEA, have drawn tough Western punitive measures and a threat of pre-emptive military strikes by Israel.

15. The US did nuclear arms loaning for a time, it'd work here.

Basically you say "Hey, Israel, Iran, we'll nuke shit for you." Both agree. Poof, no nuclear arms race. Of course, that requires Iran to be considered an ally, and unfortunately the US will never have that position on Iran.

3. This has been building since the 50's.

We've done everything we can to control Iran since we overthrew an elected government and installed the Shah almost 60 years ago. They don't trust us, we don't trust them. I don't think the US can destroy Iran's nuclear project without deploying nukes to destroy their centrifuges. Without some kind of negotiated settlement, next year could get very ugly very quickly.

7. Or what?

8. Or it "may" be referred to the U.N. Security Council.

In which case there "may" be a resolution that Iran "should" make greater efforts to cooperate with the IAEA

Which will never happen. IAEA inspectors want to talk to certain scientists. Iran believe this is just a ploy to get their names, after which they will be murdered. Since this has already happened, it would be pretty irresponsible for Iran to expose these scientists.

10. The attacks against scientists are MEK sponsered by Mossad.

MEK and NRCI are ardently against Iran's nuclear program because they know if Iran succeeds any type of resistance will be futile. In which case their alliance with Mossad is understandable. The CIA has also been assisting MEK in their endeavors. Since blowing the whistle on Iran's resurging nuclear program they were removed from our terrorist watch list. Kind of ironic how "resisters" / "terrorists" are interchangeable depending on ones use for them.

MEK likely knows who the scientists are and are biding their time. I don't think that the IAEA is responsible, and I think if Iran was serious they could assure that the scientists' identities were protected.